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Early Origins of the Talman family

The surname Talman was first found in the Kingdom of Bohemia, where the name gained a significant reputation for its contribution to the emerging mediaeval society. It later became more prominent as many branches of the same house acquired distant estates and branches throughout Germany, always elevating their social status by their great contributions to society.

Early History of the Talman family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Talman research. Another 134 words (10 lines of text) covering the years 1710 and 1735 are included under the topic Early Talman History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Talman Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Thallmann, Thalmann, Thallman, Tallman, Talman and others.

Early Notables of the Talman family

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United States Talman migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Talman Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
  • Jacques Talman, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1754 1

Contemporary Notables of the name Talman (post 1700) +

  • Tim Talman (b. 1965), American stage, film, and television actor, son of William Talman
  • Jeff Talman (b. 1954), American contemporary artist
  • William Whitney Talman Jr. (1915-1968), American television and movie actor, best known for his role as the district attorney Hamilton Burger in Perry Mason
  • Thomas S. Talman, American Republican politician, Candidate for U.S. Representative from Washington 2nd District, 1986 2
  • Isaac J. Talman, American politician, Member of New York State Assembly from Dutchess County, 1789-90 2
  • Stefi Talman (b. 1958), born Stefanie Thalman, a Swiss-born shoe designer


  1. Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
  2. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 20) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html


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